The counter-terrorism operation took place in the Ramitskoye mountain gorge in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 10 /TASS/. Four militants were killed, 17 were detained and 3 surrendered in a counter-terrorism operation in the Ramitskoye mountain gorge in Tajikistan, the Tajik Interior Ministry told TASS on Thursday.

"Tajik law enforcers continue an operation against an anti-government armed group led by the republic’s former deputy defense minister, Major General Abdukhalim Nazarzoda, in an inaccessible mountain gorge more than 150 kilometers to the east of Dushanbe," the Tajik Interior Ministry said.